10+ hour, 3+ min ago   (360+ words) Taliban have detained at least 38 people in Badakhshan over the past week as they search for former security personnel and people accused of links to armed groups opposed to Taliban rule, sources from the province who are aware of the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (737+ words) Human Rights Watch has called on Pakistan to reverse orders requiring Afghan medical and dental students to leave their universities and return to Afghanistan, warning that the measure could permanently end the education of female students who are barred from…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (472+ words) A day after Taliban forces raided the Khatam al-Nabieen complex in Kabul and detained dozens of its instructors and students, Mohammad Jawad Mohseni, head of the complex, told Amu TV that the action was “politically and religiously” motivated. Mohseni, who…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (886+ words) Humanitarian access restrictions temporarily halted 18 aid programs across Afghanistan in July, while restrictions affecting women continued to disrupt relief operations, according to a new United Nations humanitarian access assessment. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (556+ words) Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Wednesday that demonstrations have no place in Islamic law, defending a newly approved police law that bans protests across Afghanistan. Speaking at a news conference in Kabul, Mujahid was asked about the prohibition on demonstrations…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (285+ words) Germany’s Foreign Office said Monday that a Taliban delegation allowed into the country will handle “purely technical” matters at Afghanistan’s diplomatic missions and is not scheduled to hold talks with German government officials, AFP reported. According to AFP report, a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (376+ words) Three sources told Amu TV that Taliban forces detained two young men in the mountains between Khost district in Baghlan and Worsaj district in Takhar and then shot and killed them. According to two local sources and a witness, the…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (359+ words) The Taliban’s Justice Ministry has published a new police law approved by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada that bans all demonstrations in Afghanistan and grants their police broad powers, including the use of weapons and other forms of force. The law,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (521+ words) A resident of Herat told Amu TV that Taliban authorities demanded money and two guarantors for the release of her daughter who was detained in the city of Herat. He said that some women and girls remained in custody for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (201+ words) UNAMA confirmed to Amu on Thursday that two of its employees who were arrested by the Taliban in Herat province have been released after more than a week in detention. The mission said the two staff members appeared to be…...